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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUALA

Douala  [dʊˈɑːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUALA

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conjunction
determiner
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Douala is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DOUALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Douala

Douala

Douala is the largest city in Cameroon, the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region and the richest city in the whole CEMAC region of six countries. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. As of 2010 the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population that surpassed 3,000,000 inhabitants. The city sits on the estuary of the Wouri River and its climate is tropical. Settlements had already existed on present-day Douala prior to the arrival of the Portuguese, British, and Germans; however, it was during the German colonization that the city began to develop rapidly as a commercial and political hub of the German colonial administration. During World War I a bitter battle was fought for control of Douala. The City surrendered to British and French forces on the 27th of September, 1914. A joint Anglo-French condominium governed the city until a comprehensive agreement ceded it to the French.

Definition of Douala in the English dictionary

The definition of Douala in the dictionary is the chief port and largest city in W Cameroon, on the Bight of Bonny: capital of the German colony of Kamerun. Pop: 1 980 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOUALA


Ambala
əmˈbɑːlə
Duala
dʊˈɑːlə
gala
ˈɡɑːlə
Guatemala
ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə
impala
ɪmˈpɑːlə
kabbalah
kəˈbɑːlə
kamala
kəˈmɑːlə
Kampala
kæmˈpɑːlə
koala
kəʊˈɑːlə
Lingala
ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə
Mahler
ˈmɑːlə
Marsala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
masala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
nyala
ˈnjɑːlə
parlour
ˈpɑːlə
Patiala
ˌpʌtɪˈɑːlə
tala
ˈtɑːlə
taler
ˈtɑːlə
thaler
ˈtɑːlə
Uppsala
ˈʌpsɑːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUALA

Dou
Douai
douane
douanier
Douay Bible
Douay Version

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUALA

Agartala
ala
amygdala
Bala
garam masala
Gujranwala
hawala
Karbala
Kerala
La Scala
Lala
Makhachkala
mala
mancala
mandala
nala
polygala
Scala
Tlaxcala
Upsala

Synonyms and antonyms of Douala in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Douala» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUALA

Find out the translation of Douala to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Douala from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Douala» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杜阿拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Douala
570 millions of speakers

English

Douala
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डौआला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дуала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Douala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডুযলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Douala
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Douala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Douala
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドゥアラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Douala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Douala
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டுவலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोआला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Douala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Douala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Duala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дуала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Douala
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ντουάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Douala
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Douala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Douala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Douala

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUALA»

The term «Douala» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.902 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUALA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Douala

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUALA»

Discover the use of Douala in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Douala and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Africa South of the Sahara 2004
SOLOMON NFOR GWEI; other chambers at Yaounde, Ebolowa, Bertoua, Douala , Ngaoun- dere, Garoua, Maroua, Buea, Bumenda and Bafoussam. Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et des Mines du Cameroun (CCIM): rue de Chambre de ...
Europa Publications, 2003
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West Africa
For internal flights, the current option is Elysian Airlines (%9909 8748; www. elysianairlines.com), offering a spotty schedule that flies to Douala (CFA28,500, 45 minutes), Garoua (CFA96,400, three hours), N'Gaoundéré (CFA86,500, 21⁄2 ...
‎2009
3
Socio-environmental Impacts of Sprawl on the Coastline Of ...
Today, six sub-divisions under a Divisional Officer each administer the Douala region, while a Governmental Delegate governs the metropolitan area under the urban council. Presently, five of the six divisions, which make up the Wouri ...
Suinyuy Derrick Ngoran, 2014
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Cameroon
Domestic services are currently operating on the following routes: Douala– Maroua; Maroua–Garoua;Yaoundé– Maroua;Yaoundé–Garoua; Douala-Garoua; & Yaoundé–Douala, although check website for details ofight timings and costs.
Ben West, 2011
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Africa South of the Sahara 2003
Dir Michel Kowalzick. a ^'A^V^a^*^*1* (HEVECAM): BP 1298, Douala and BP 174, ^N^Và^ ~~ '564; f. 1975; cap. 16,518m. francs CFA; state-owned; ^Mvsfe-j- fpA \ 15,000 ha rubber plantation; 4,500 employees; Httr> TV ?» Private ownership ...
Eur, 2002
6
Groundwater Pollution in Africa
SEDIMENTARY I VOLCANIC: Cameroon | Volcanic Line (CVL) METAMORPHIC 8, PLUTONIC CHAD BASIN DOUALA BASIN 0 100 km Figure 4. 1 . Main saturated geological formations in Cameroon. 3 GROUNDWATER QUALITY 3.
Yongxin Xu, Brent Usher, 2006
7
Violence and Non-Violence in Africa
Assama, Jean: New Bell, Douala, March 1998. Biloa, Augustine: New Bell, Douala, March 1999. Chantal Chenu, Elizabeth: New Bell, Douala, December 1998. Dibango, Gaston: New Bell, Douala, December 1998. Dieudonné, Yondi: New ...
Pal Ahluwalia, Louise Bethleham, Ruth Ginio, 2007
8
The Europa World Year Book 2003
342-6060; programmes in French, English, Douala, Bassa, Ewondo, Bakoko and Bamileke; Dir BRUNO DJEM; Head of Station LINUS ONANA MVONDO. Radio Garoua: BP 103, Garoua; tel. 227-1167; programmes in French, Hausa, English,  ...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2003
9
Globalization and Urbanization in Africa
Douala Douala, the seaport and economic capital of the Republic of Cameroon, is the provincial capital of the Littoral Province. It is located in the Gulf of Guinea, not far from the Fquator, at Longitude 9°45' East and Latitude 4°1' North and ...
Toyin Falola, Steven J. Salm, 2004
10
Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and Their ...
Bibliography. 1 ORAL INTERVIEWS (Dates do not cover all the occasions upon which we drew upon these individuals and groups for historical information.) A INDIVIDUALS Akwa, Ernest Betote: Akwa/Douala, July 14, 1970; March-June, ...
Ralph A. Austen, Jonathan Derrick, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUALA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Douala is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dangote Group to expand capacity of Cameroon's Douala cement …
Dangote Cement Plc has said it plans to expand the output from its Douala, Cameroon plant from the current 1.5 million metric tonnes per ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Douala: five perish in fire and car accident
Douala: five perish in fire and car accident. 08/07/2015A fire incident and a ghastly car accident have taken away the lives of five in Douala. Photo for: Douala: ... «Cameroon Radio Television, Jul 15»
3
Dangote to increase its $150 m plant in Cameroon with new line
According to him: “The successful completion of Dangote Cement's 1.5 mmtpa plant in Douala, Cameroon, made the country self-sufficient in ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
4
Cameroon, Chad trade disrupted by Boko Haram attacks
Chad, a landlocked country, export and import 80 percent of its goods through the port of Douala, nearly 1500 km of road between Douala and ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Fasting Muslims Receive Foodstuff
Muslim communities in the Douala II Municipality have called on Allah to shower progress, development and peaceful coexistence on all ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Preventing floods in Douala: more than 20 houses demolished
07/07/2015Over 20 houses in the Makepe-Missoke neighbourhood in Douala V,that was recently hit hard by floods have been destroyed to ease free flow of ... «Cameroon Radio Television, Jul 15»
7
Preventing floods in Douala: more than 20 houses demolished to …
07/07/2015Over 20 houses in the Makepe-Missoke neighbourhood in Douala V,that was recently hit hard by floods have been destroyed to ease free flow of ... «Cameroon Radio Television, Jul 15»
8
Ex-Douala Ports Authority GM Jailed for 15 Years
The former General Manager of the Douala Ports Authority, DPA, Jean Marcel Dayas Mounoume, was on Friday, July 3, 2015, sentenced to 15 ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
DOUALA: Numerica Releases Brand New Video Titled 'LA MAGIE'
Numerica will begin a promotional tour that will start in the city of Douala, following the video release already available on the YouTube ... «Global News Network, Jul 15»
10
Fcfa 2.4 Million for the Underprivileged
The sick, orphans, widows and widowers in the municipality of Douala II recently received financial and material assistance from government ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Douala [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/douala>. May 2024 ».
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